*Simon and I went to Sunny's wedding. Sunny was the international program coordinator at Ewha, last semester. Her husband, Eliot mostly grew up in America, so they're moving somewhere on the east coast. Anyway, it was interesting to see a wedding in Korea. First, everyone cheered and clapped when Eliot walked down the aisle. Then, everyone cheered and clapped as Sunny and her father walked down the aisle. It was a bizarre way to begin the ceremony. Afterward, they took pictures with everyone. It was long and dragged out. Then we had a fabulous buffet dinner of delicious Korean food. Sunny and Eliot came down in traditional Korean clothing. Simon and I got to say hello, but sadly, we had to leave early. So, we missed the traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The reason we had to leave early was because we had a airport pick-up that evening.
*Mom and the AUNTourage (Ann Marie, Maribeth, and Janis) visited for a week. They were very lucky to visit the time they did, because the exchange rate for the dollar to the won had increased by almost a third.
GENERAL SIGHTS AND EVENTS:
They went to the basic markets-Insadong, Namdaemun, and Dongademun- and bought enough gifts for half of America. They went to the Korean War Museum, and they even found their way to New Songdo City by themselves. The Auntourage went to the DMZ one day, and my mom and I went to Eastern to see the babies. Unfortunately, Madre lost her camera with the baby pictures :( Simon also hauled them up Gwanak Mountain. We should all be proud of them for not breaking hips. We also saw Ballerina Loves a B-boy performance. Too bad I forgot my camera again...Simon was asked to dance in front of the audience. Let's just say that hilarity ensued.
MAIN SHOPPING ITEM:
For some reason, scarves were the main attraction during shopping. Perhaps it was because most of the scarves were 5,000 won, and with the exchange rate, it was about $3.80. That is a steal. At Target, I'm sure the scarves are about 12 bucks each, which I think is a ridiculous price for a piece of cloth.
FOOD:
Every morning, they had to have Starbucks coffee and a donut from Dunkin Donuts. Leave it to the Americans to hold up such stereotypes. To counteract their extreme American behavior in Korea, Simon and I brought them out for lots of different foods, though not all Korean. We had shabu shabu, bulgogi, kimbap, samgyeopsal, and sushi. I think the Auntourage tried bibimbap one day. I brought my mom out for mandu seollongtang. Amazingly enough, every restaurant that we went to had forks for them.
*Midterm season has come, so I find myself studying most nights and weekends. Hopefully, I will find time to relax and not do homework for a night.
